Skip to content
Beacon
Screener

SPXU vs SSO

ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500 vs ProShares Ultra S&P500

SPXU

ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500

ProShares

Annual cost

0.90%

Fund size

$562M

SSO

ProShares Ultra S&P500

ProShares

Annual cost

0.87%

Fund size

$7.3B

Key differences

  • SSO is significantly larger than SPXU — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • SPXU follows a inverse strategy; SSO uses leveraged.
  • Over the last 3 years, SSO has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

SPXUSSO
Annual cost (TER)0.90%0.87%
Fund size (AUM)$562M$7.3B
Since20092006
Dividend yield6.87%0.68%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyinverseleveraged
CAGR 1Y-52.5%+60.1%
CAGR 3Y-43.9%+39.1%
CAGR 5Y-35.8%+20.7%
Sharpe 3Y-1.171.15
Volatility 1Y35.84%23.92%
Max drawdown-99.61%-59.34%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

Similar to SPXU and SSO